In The Rushes

from Arm's Way by Islands

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lyrics

barefoot, passing through
i knelt down to get a better view
of what grew there
well what grew there?
scared, heard a terrible sound
lay down played dead
that's when i heard it clearer
in the rushes a voice said:
you could walk around forever
and never notice me
a little closer in the rushes
hiding down among the reeds
a seed
i swallowed
it digested quick
but not enough to not make me sick, i lost it
it tasted like a light going off inside my mind
then suddenly i was out of harm's way
forgetting the desire to remember
trance tourist vanished
finished damaged playback
i felt myself unraveling at a racetrack
i felt myself unraveling at a racetrack
then i coughed up blood
scraped it off my tongue
sucked it off my thumb
but it was rotten
care, to care
i knelt down but you weren't there
anymore
i was pushed into a bush
in the rushes on the screen
it was all acting
can't believe it
believe that i had seen it
remembered who was in my arms
remembered when i had arms
it's like a dream
the way that it unfolded
like i'd been in the rushes without knowing
i kissed it but i must admit
I missed it now i do forget
like i'd been in the rushes without knowing
you've been forgotten
you've been forgotten
you are forgotten
it's been forgotten
you're all forgotten

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from Arm's Way, released May 20, 2008

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